What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for the SIPCOT Shoolagiri Industrial Complex, an industrial park in Krishnagiri district.
All the notified land lies in Shoolagiri taluk. The notices cover 66 survey numbers spread over two villages.
The acquisition is being made under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. This is a State law. It allows the Government to acquire land for industrial purposes, including industrial estates and parks, through notices published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notices and their stage
Four notifications have been published in the State Gazette. They are dated 23 October 2017, 26 March 2018, 12 June 2019 and 18 June 2020. Each one relates to a single village.
None of the four notifications has been withdrawn. None of them is recorded as corrected by a later notice.
Under the 1997 Act, the Government publishes a notice under section 3(1) stating its decision to acquire specified land. Before doing so, the Act requires the owner and any other interested person to be given an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. Once the section 3(1) notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
These records show the notifications that have been published. They do not show whether possession has been taken or whether compensation has been paid for any particular survey number. Those points must be confirmed with the acquiring office.
Villages covered
Nallakanakothapalli, Shoolagiri taluk, Krishnagiri district: 51 survey numbers notified. None withdrawn.
Marudhandapalli, Shoolagiri taluk, Krishnagiri district: 15 survey numbers notified. None withdrawn.
No other villages appear in the notices for this project.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the Gazette notification for your village. Check the survey number and subdivision, the extent shown, and the names recorded against the land.
Compare these with your patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate. If the notice shows only part of a survey number, find out exactly which portion is affected.
Contact the Special Tahsildar or the District Revenue Officer handling land acquisition for SIPCOT in Krishnagiri. Ask about the award, the compensation fixed for your land, and the status of possession and payment.
If you are buying land in these villages, do not rely on the patta alone. Check every survey number against the Gazette notifications before paying any advance. Land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by the former owner.